Help with Child Wetting the Bed

Have you taken him to the doctor? My nephew had the same problem and they found out his bladder was too small and they gave him some medicine which helped him expand his bladder and he stopped bed wetting.

W. T
Working mom of two great kids 16 and 10!

Hi A., My daughter wet the bed until 2nd grade. It was hereditary, because I did until I was 6 years old and found out when my daughter wet the bed, that my mom did also until she was 9 years old.

We went to the doctor for my daughter and they gave her medicine that worked. Hers was in the form of a pill, but there is also a nose spray. I don't remember the name of the medicine, but it worked and it didn't seem to take long before the dry nights began happening and I don't think she had to stay on it for too long of a time and then she was dry on her own. Hope this helps--Have a great day :) T.

Try stopping his fluid intake at around 6 if he goes to bed at 8. I have 3 kids two of which are potty trainned. My kids are 5,3, and 10 months. Thats is what works for them.

My six year old was leaking through nighttime pullups as well. We stopped letting him have his water by his bed. It has helped.
I did not realize that children's bladders don't grow as fast as their bodies do sometimes. You might want to let him know that he is not the only one his age with this issue. That is what I keep telling my 6 year old. If it weren't true then they wouldn't make nighttime PullUps for big kids (up through age 12)!

I know a lot of kids that wet the bed and it may be a medical problem but you also need to make him stop drinking after dinner. I would not let him have anything to drink and make sure he goes to the bathroom before bed. My sister's son was bed wetting and she started getting up at 1AM and having him use the bathroom also. I hope this helps.

My son wet the bed and wore pullups,they leaked and he never wanted anyone to know about his problem. He stopped at age 10. I thought he would never stop. We tried pills ( when friends were staying over) and they didn't even work. The pediatrician told me that if it didn't stop by age 7 kids usually will wet the bed until puberty,especially if their dads, uncles, etc were bed wetters. Don't make a big deal out of it ,because they are so embarrassed, they truely can't help it.I have two other children and they never were bed wetters. It will stop ,hang in there.
K.

take him to see a dr. that is what I would do. alot of times it is phycological maybe something going on at home,school,church bullies who know or he might just have a weak system so that is why you should take him to get it all check out.
God Bless

Buy a "pee-pee" alarm that wakes him as soon as he starts to pee in bed. I got one for my son and it worked wonders!!! Check out this site www.bedwettingstore.com. I would recommend the book they sell too "Seven Steps to Nighttime Dryness".

Basically the alarm trains his brain to wake him instead of wetting the bed. Limiting liquids or you waking doesn't help his brain learn.

I'm sure he will grow out of it but if you want a faster solution, try the alarm. My son wet the bed every night. We started using the alarm and he was dry after 20 nights ....that's less then a month!!

AWWWW...that breaks my heart. I know it has to be frustrating for all of you. This may be the obvious, but do you cut off drinking at least an hour before bed time? Does he comply? Is he able to go to the bathroom before he gets in the bed? Our oldest had a little trouble, but only every once in a while and was deep in sleep. I have never had a real problem, so I don't have much to offer. Hopefully he will overcome it on his own. Best of luck to you and him!!

My youngest son was a bed wetter. He couldn't have a friend over for a sleep over nor sleep over at a friends house. We took him to a kidney specialist and after tests, he told us he would have to be dilated. He had this done until he was in Jr. High School. After he was dilated one or two times , he did not wet the bed again

I used to work with gifted and/or bright children. Avoid talking about his "problem" -- our making it a big deal at it. For some kids, it is just a fact of life during their childhood. No shame. No problem. They will grow out of it.
Of course, making a regular ol' physical with your doctor is a good idea -- & discuss -- just to be on the safe side that there isn't an underlying medical problem. But he should check out okay. My husband, as a boy, (and now our 7 yr. old daughter) has accidents -- frequently. The tinest change in our routine -- even great changes -- Christmas time -- vacations and so forth....she'll have many many accidents. We taught her how to change her sheet herself. We bought one of those blue little cloth things on the internet (not the throw away kind -- we tried those -- they make noise when you move).......and
basically, after the doctor said she was fine & it is pretty much genetic.....we let it go. She tries not to drink too much before bed, but if you are thirsty -- you're thirsty. She pottys before bed & we just hope for the best. My husband felt so bad for her because our 5 year old would tease (we stopped that), that he would wake our 7 yr. old up every night at 11 just to help her out. He's done this for months at a time -- but she is so sleepy -- she doesn't remember. It did cut down on the accidents, though.
From friends who have had this problem, they tell me -- eventually, all kids grow out of it. Good news -- my husband doesn't have the problem any more:)Hoping our 7 yr. old grows out of it soon......sleepovers will eventually pop their head in her social world.

Tara

My daughter did not stay dry at night until age 8 1/2. She still has a very weak bladder, and often we need to stop on the way home from a restaurant for her to go! (this is after we have her go to the bathroom before leaving!) If your son has a history of going often, his body likely just can't handle it through the many hours of the night.
definintely take him to your dr. and express your, and his, concerns. Our ped. prescribed a nasal spray for my daughter to use at bedtime when she was 7, almost eight, and it worked very well, plus it is non-addicting, and your child can use it just some nights (say, a sleepover or after a long day when you know he would be too tired to wake himself), or use it every night. That is what we did. After a period of time on that, you stop and try a week without and see if they have improved. After 6 months my daughter had not, but now she is just fine 95% of the time, which has been wonderful.

We almost lookeid into getting an enuresis alarm, but our ped. did not think it would be effective for my child given her personality. So ask your dr. what they would recommend.
And tell your son not to be worried--it will stop eventually.

I have 3 boys 12,10 and almost 5. The older ones had no problem with bedwetting, but my little one is a struggle. I make sure he goes pee before he goes to bed around 20.30 and then I set my alarm for midnight, I go up, take him to the bathroom, he sits on the toilet, pees and I put him back to bed. He is barely awake when I do that, but he does what he has to do. Then when its time to get up in the morning around 7-7.30, he goes straight to the bathroom. Its kind of a pain to have to do this in the middle of the night, but to me it's worth it. Maybe give it a try and see how it works.

My sister in law had a problem with her bladder. Her parents thought the same thing, that she would grow out of it. Yet at 11 yrs old she was still wetting the bed. This after they tried all the tips and tricks including the mat the buzzes when it gets wet, etc. Finally a doctor found that she had something wrong with her bladder and after a laproscopic surgery she stopped wetting almost immediately. It was years ago and I can not remember what it was called exactly, but I know it was something with a weakness in a valve or something along those lines. I would talk to his pediatrician, it never hurts to make sure.
Take Care

T.

Good question. I have the very same problem with our 6 year old. Same thing the pullups are too small. I am considering taking him to the Dr, just to rule out any physcial things that might be causing this. In my head I know what they will suggest. Limit the amount of liquids before bedtime. Make sure they fully empty their bladder before bed and no soda pop. (We already do that). Plus once he falls asleep - he sleeps very soundly.
I too have 4 children 20,17,9,6 so we know some is genetic and the others have "outgrown it". In the mean time keep the mattress covered with a water repellent mattress pad!

Wow, I feel like I could have been the one to write that! In fact, not too long ago I wrote the same kind of request on here! My son turns 7 tomorrow and we have tried everything that you can think of! For awhile, waking him up at about 1:30 AM to go potty worked, but then, all of a sudden, it just stopped working and we were changing the sheets every night. I'm so tired of washing sheets and remaking the bed! People told me to take the pull-up away because that was his excuse to not get up in the middle of the night, but they couldn't have been more wrong because he would wet the bed and just sleep right through it.
Anyway, just wanted you to know that you are definitely not alone in this! If I figure something out, I'll let you know! Good luck!

Hi A.! I know dealing with a bed wetter is quite frustrating at times but it will pass. I was a bedwetter myself as a child and my mom did everything to humiliate me and punish me for it, but it did not help. One of my boys had this problem and I learned that it is a biological problem concerning with nerve responses between the brain and the bladder that will resolve as the child nears puberty, probably in the 5th or 6th grade(that was true for me I remember). Does he have a tendency to not realize he needs to go at the last moment during the day? This is common too. Don't make a big deal about it and let him know that others deal with this too. You probably have restricted his fluid intake after 6:30. Perhaps you could wake him before you go to bed and have him use the potty. This worked for my brother-in-law's son. Hope this helps - S. W.

Limit his fluid intake for a couple of hours before bed (even if that means an earlier dinnertime or later bedtime). I've heard other parents say that they rouse their kids out of bed around 11 or 12 for a while until their bodies become accustomed enough to self-wake. Hope you find some help. Your poor son = ( It's hard enough growing up without dealing with something like this. In the meantime, you should try Goodnights. I have to use them with my 4 year-old son because he pees so much at night.

Hi A.,
Don't worry, your not alone.... My son still wets the bed, every now and again. He'll go weeks or even months and then out of the blue he will wet again. I never have him wear pull ups though, he hates them and it hurts his esteem. You could set your alarm for around 2-3am depending on when he goes to sleep and wake him to get up to go to the bathroom. I used to do this and it worked. My son sleeps VERY hard at night, and they don't know they do it until they wake up. I got a pamphlet from Dr. MacKouls office on bedwetting, maybe you could see if you can get one. There is medicine though to help them, my cousin used to take it. Also, it is hereditary to wet the bed, my grandpa, aunt and now cousins do. Do some google searching too it might help... Good luck, and remember he doesn't want to do it as much as you don't want him to do it :)

Is he a deep sleeper? Have you tried waking him up before you go to bed to have him use the bathroom? If you feel you've ruled out most things, talk to your doctor. He might have a bladder problem that can be helped. My nephew has a small bladder and this caused him to wet the bed long past the normal age but they only found out in talking with their doctor.

I don't really have any advice but thought I would tell you that I had a boy cousin that this was a problem for...for years. He just finally grew out of it. I think his mom set an alarm clock for him to get up and go twice in the middle of the night. That def. helped and I think that was a sug. by the dr. after they did all the medical tests and found nothing. Its so hard when we see our kids hurting! Good luck.

Hi A.,

My youngest who is now 13 had a similar challenge with bed wetting. I would suggest speaking with your pediatrician first to rule out any serious medical conditions.

My son by the age of 10 had grown out of his bed wetting. While very frustrating for all involved, there will be light at the end of the tunnel. It will take extra effort on the part of you and your spouse and your son.

First you will need to limit liquids before bed...nothing but a sip or two after 7 pm. Most likely your son is a deep sleeper otherwise the alarm in the brain that alerts a person that they have to go would wake him. You will need to wake him yourself before you turn in for the night, and if you or your spouse wakes during the night to releive yourself, go and wake your son as well, then again when you wake in the morning. It will take some time, but you will train your son to wake on his own over time. Then before you know it he will have success!!!

Be patient, positive, and loving with him always. Even at such a young age he knows that this is not the norm.

From my family to yours, we wish you and yours all the best.

V.

I would take him to the dr. so the dr. will be able to reassure your son that he does not have a health issue; that now he needs to just work on this himself and no longer has excuses (you never know, he might have health issues) - worth checking out. Peace of mind for him and yourself. I used to ask my daughter every 10 minutes...need to go to the bathroom? She got into her own habit and just started going. Since your son is older, I would even go wake him in the middle of the night and ask him? Set your alarm and help him. Do this for 1 week and see what happens. Good luck - just hope this helps and maybe others have some more advice for you. This has to be really h*** o* him too - giving him support right now is what he needs and some help in the middle of the night. I bet this helps if you are consistent for one week.

Hi A.--
I too wet the bed until about 7 or 8--my brother, too. I used to have dreams that I would get up, walk to the bathroom and sit on the toilet. Even in my dreams I would ask myself, "Is this a real toilet or a dream?" When I convinced myself that it was real, I would go, and wake up with wet sheets. It was very upsetting. My step mom would say I did it for attention, but that was not the case. Anyway, at some point I stopped. I always thought it was because I had an unstable home environment as a kid, but it sounds like you have a wonderful home environment. I think he will grow out of it and I am glad to hear that you and others handle this with love. That will make all the difference in the end.
A.

Well, my son has the same problem. He just turned eight. We don't put him in pull ups or anything. If he pees he pees.It isn't every night though. My doctor told me that he will grow out of it as well. That seems to ring true sometimes. The other thing that I was told was that people produce a hormone that has the brain tell the bladder to stop producing urine while you sleep. I can't really give you advice on how to make it stop because I don't think there really is anything. Unless you buy an alarm. I also noticed that if I don't make a big deal out of it it doesn't happen as much. This probably wasn't much help but maybe ask the doc about the hormone thing......

My brother wet the bed consistently until he hit puberty (in HS). It was not a psychological problem as our Dad was also a bed wetter until puberty. Definitely genetic. My parents tried everything from no liquids after a certain time, trying to get him to "hold it" as long as possible to "stretch his bladder", the blanket on the bed that made an alarm when liquid hit it, and the perscription medicine. He wasn't on that until he was in MS and it worked very well for him. He ws able to spend the night out, go to camps etc. Like most have said, have him with you when you talk to your Dr as ours assured us this was pretty common, just no one talked about it! Very frustrating. Chances are he will grow out of it, it may just be a while.

My suggestion is start talking to Docs. My brother was the same age when my mom started to take him to doctors. All in all he had to have surgery to open up his "plumming" more and that stopped him from wetting the bed. They did try that device on my other brother to let him know he was wetting the bed, hated hearing the thing go off in the middle of the night but it worked for him.
It could be a few things. Definately talk to the Docs.

My son had the same problem until he was 8 or 9. He didn't wet the bed every night but at least 2 or 3 times a week. He did "out grow" the bed wetting. I talked to other parents at the time and found out that it seems to happen in boys. He also did not potty train very well either. My sister is now going through it with my nephew. Try to cut off all drinks two hours before bed and make sure he goes to the bathroom before bed. Hope this helps and good luck.

Lets start with, my daughter is 11, my son is 8...both still wet to bed. I took them to doctors and therapists... "they will grow out of it" thats what they all said. Me being mom didn't want to hear that.
I have tried...
1. waking them up. - didn't work even if woke up every other hour.
2. alarms - got this from their cousin, it helped her, not mine.
3. medication - it got worse.

They don't wet every night. We set goals for them and reward them when they make them... I had someone tell me they were just being lazy. Even with the thought of a huge reward they can't make it any longer than a week.

I am hoping they grow out of it soon. My daughter's friend came in the house the other day and even though we plastic their beds and wash their bedding it can start to smell sometimes, she could smell it, and my daughter was embarrassed to tell her.

At what time do you stop giving him liquids? I find an hour before bed my son is hydrated enough. Within 45 minutes to an hour he goes potty to empty his bladder right before bed. If he's drinking a lot in the evening, make sure he's getting enough to drink during the day, especially at school. And, no sodas, they're nothing but sugar and caffiene which is a diuretic. And, if changing these things doesn't work, definitly get a doctor's opinion. There are lots of kids at that age with "bladder issues".

It seems to be more of a medical problem with boys. There is actually a condition affecting boys, where their urinary tract doesn't strnegthem properly. You need to take him to his physician. He can help you with this before it becomes more of a problem. It can really affect his self esteem, especially at his current age.

My 7 year old took quiet a while to outgrow his accidents too. And still it happens. We figured that he only wets his bed when he is uncovered at night and one of us wakes up and covers him. The cudly warmth of his blanket seems to relax him to the point that he wets his bed.
Maybee something to consider.

Hi A.,

I have 2 boys with the same problem. I started my son on the pills at around 7 years old. I did it around the summer time so I could monitor his fluid intake more. I also bought an alarm and spent a lot of money. The problem with the alarm is it is best placed in a maxi pad beacause their is no good placement to put it in their underwear. i never did this and felt it was too late when the alarm sounded off to a deep sleeper and only made him more startled. I still had to change sheets, change underwear and now clean off an alarm no matter what time it was. The award thing puts too much pressure on them and how much they have failed. My son started the pills in June and had been weaned off by October. He was turning 8 by then. He still has an occasional accident and he is 10 now. I have a 6 year old who drinks much more than his brother ever did and I am going to start on the medications in the same way.

I also do notice that if my kids eat late or have too much sugar, especially at night there seems to be more wetting. I do not give my kids soda and they are usually cut off right after dinner and no later than 7.

I sympathize with you and I know how frustrating it is. The constant cleaning of urine and the expense of pullups gets to everyone. If you also want to pad up his bed more or want some more products see the bedwettingstore.com

I hope this helped a little.

-Geri

No liquids after 5pm, maybe and ice cube if he gets thirsty.....try for a week

Hi A.,
I have an eight yo boy that still wets the bed everynight. it is a good idea to talk to your dr, however it is NOT a sign that there is a physical or psychological proble. it is very common for boys to have enuresis (nightime bed wetting). there is a medication you can try called ddavp (must be prescribed by a physician), but this medication does not work on everyone. it did not help my son. my son is such a deep sleeper that it is impossible to wake him at night to go potty. i have talked to dr's and i have done research on the internet. on one website it stated that if a child experienced night terrors as a baby (mine did) they are much more likely to have enuresis.
spending money on the expensive alarms did not work for us, just let him know that this is very normal for some children and in time it will pass as his brain learns to take the signal from the bladder while he is sleeping.
please let me know if there is anything i can do please let me know! good luck with the little one.

My brother wet the bed till he was about 10. They finally figured that his bladder couldn't handle liquids up to 3 hours before his bedtime. You just have to work with a time frame. Just be careful with having your son wear the pull ups cause you could really hurt his self esteem. My mom did the same thing with my brother and he grew dependent on them and he is now rather shy.

Hi A.. ..Just some questions; I have an 8 yr old son who still has an occasional accident, especially if I haven't paid attention to how much he's had to drink that day/evening and if I don't make him go to the bathroom right before bed. Does he drink anything before bedtime? Have you tried cutting off liquids by a certain time of day? Does he wake up after he's had an accident or sleep thru it? If you've tried everything else, the best bet is to talk to his pediatrician, it could be a number of things. Good luck!!!

Hi A.,

The solution we have had success with was a bed wetting alarm. We got one online. It have a pocket that you sew on the outside of his underwear, a line that gets tucked under a night shirt and the alarm box that velcro's onto his shoulder. It comes with charts to reward successful nights and instructions that not only help to use the alarm, but train your child. He is a very sound sleeper and will need to be taught to listen for the alarm, get up and go potty.
At his current age, the doctor can prescribe a pill for nightime use. The concept is that the medication will dehydrate and thus a dry night. We opted not to use this medication except for nights that were sleep overs. (Camp) etc. Don't expect immediate results. In our situation, besides training the night time, we found that our child was chronically constipated. This meant the bowel was too full and pushing on the bladder. Our problem was not only confined to nighttime. The doctors told us they were seperate issues, and the alarm did solve the bedtime delema, but I mention this in case you also have constipation issues. Hope this helps, B.

Call Rebecca Lord, she is an awesome doctor and uses natual approaches. She will be able to determine if the connection is emotional/psychological or physical and will offer natural approaches to treat instead of medications.

She is in Safety Harbor, number ###-###-####. She may even be able to help you over the phone prior to setting an appointment if you let her know what is happening. She is wonderful and everyone I have sent to her raves about her.

Tell her A. Norris told you to call.

Good luck,
A.

Have u tried cutting off his liquid intake about an hour before bed?

Michael Landon wet his bed through his teens.I had a foster child, 7 years old that wet the bed. I put a plastic sheet on it then made the bed. Every morning he got a shower ad put his wet sheets into the washer. After school he put them in the dryer and made his bed. After thr routine was established, I never said another thing. And he stopped wetting. Have him checked out by a doctor. Then get a so what big deal attitude. Teach him how to work the laundry machines,If he won't wash them let them stay wet.Don't get mad or punish him.

Any child who is 7 and still wetting the bed needs to be checked by a physician. He could have either a physical or a psychological problem.

Well we are currently going through the same thing with our 6 yr old girl, but it is going better daily. I spoke with her peditrician and said it is normal and at the age of 7 there is a perscription they can take. His primary reccomendation was nothing to eat 90 minutes prior to bed, then to wake her up every 90 minutes after she goes to sleep till we go to bed....So dinner is 6:30, bed 8, wake up at 9:30, then again at 11. We actually have it down that we only have to wake her up at 10 and she make it through till 6 in the morning.

Don't know if it helps or if you've been through all of it already, but maybe check into the perscription since he is already 7. Good luck.

I feel your pain. My son was potty trained quite early, but he wet the bed until he was about 7 years old as well. He wore pull ups at night and we tried many things, such as not drinking anything an hour or so before bedtime. He just stopped on his own. You might try talking to your pediatrician about it. He/She will be able to give you information and possible solutions.

I have the same concerns with my almost 6 year old. I'm told my dad took a long time to get over it too, and so I believe there's hope.
I'm sure you're already limiting liquids after dinnertime, and having him go potty before bed. Another thing my pediatrician told me is to try waking him up at the same time each night (say 11pm) and having him go potty. After 2 weeks of this, his biological clock will adjust and he will wake himself up at that time.
I think those alarms they sell in catalogs like "Leaps and Bounds" really do work, though they are pricey. Still, $70 for an alarm in exchange for not having to buy pull ups anymore (not to mention peace of mind for you and your child) seems worthwhile.

Hi A.,

I have an 8 year old who has the same problem. I do not know of any solution really .. but if you get great advices, please share with me too. I am just sick and tired of washing sheets and clothes. We have seen doctors and they say that it will resolve itself in few years .. That seems like a lifetime to me ..He really stinks when he has an accident and now he even denies that he had an accident. In the night, we have strated given him medication, which is very expensive (almost 80 dollars per month after insurance), just so he gets at least 5 hours of straight sleep. I do not give him much to drink almost 45 minutes before his bedtime. Then I take him to bathroom in the night (2 hours after he goes to bed) -- just to make sure that we don't have any accidents. BTW .. he does not wake up if he has an accident .. makes me very mad as the whole room stinks by the morning if he had an accident. What should I say - -Hang in there .. and just hope it will be fine one day. My 5 years old twins are fine -- one never had any accidents in his life, even when we potty trained him, another twin has accidents but very rarely.
Take care

My son is now ten. I beleive he stopped wetting the bed at 8 1/2 to 9 yrs. I took him to the urologist and the doc said his bladder was still a bit underdeveloped. He also prescribed a nose spray that he would use before bedtime which helps with the over production of urine. Another thing I noticed with my son is he is a very heavy sleeper which wont allow him to wake up when he feels like he needs to pee. You may have to wake up and get him to the bathroom. Make sure he pee's before he goes to bed. Also, no drinking an hour before bedtime. No running and playin (physically) close to bedtime so he wont want to drink alot because of thirst. I know its frustrating and expensive because of all the laundry. In time, he wont have any more accidetnts. Give him lots of hugs and tell him its ok, it as an accident. I know my son was self concious. I told him it was our secret and noone needed to know. Good luck and make sure you get him checked out at the doctor......

Hi A.--
If your son refers to himself as having bladder problems, then please believe him. Talk with him about going to his pediatrician or physician assistant (who often will take more time to talk with patients) to see what's up and what options are available other than or in addition to pullups. Especially with boys, I learned that often their bladders grow more slowly than their bodies and it takes awhile for their capacities to match. Also please find out what may be going on in school and that supervision in boys bathrooms is vigilant, to make sure there is no physical or emotional inappropriate behavior is going on with your son. Often a child being bullied or touched or threatened by his peers can manifest itself in bedwetting. Stay loving and believe him.
D., single mom of 2 sons, now 25 years old and one 14 years old

A., my son was also 7 and still wetting the bed. What helped him was everynight before bed I would have him go to the bathroom and then before I would go to bed I would wake him up and make him go again. After about a month he started waking up on his own to go. I am no doing this with daughter. Hope this helps.
M.

Have you gone to the doctor? He may have a problem.

I have a friend who wakes her little girl up when she goes to bed around 11pm and takes her daughter to the bathroom. That has seemed to help them. She also cuts liquids at a certain time. I am sure, though, being a mom of 4 you have tried this already.

That is the best I have, sorry.

I had a son (also 7 at the time) with the sane problem. We gave him a chart, and every time he did not wet the bed (no pressure) we gave him a gold star. When he got 30 (no time limit) he got a particular toy he wanted. By the time he got the stars and the present, the problem was eliminated. An old doctor friend of mine suggested it. It worked for my son! Try it, there's nothing to lose, and a toy and bags of self esteem to gain. Good luck!
L. in Florida

A.-
My suggestion would be to find a good pediatric chiropractor in your area to take him to. My husband is a chiropractor and we have many patients with this problem. Sometimes if their pelvis is out of alignment the adjustments can solve the problem pretty quickly. Obviously cutting of any liquids a few hours before bed may help as well. If you can figure out what time it is happening and set an alarm like 1/2 hour before that and make him get up and go to the bathroom that will fix it as well. We have seen great results with the adjustments, however, and that may be the long term solution you are searching for.
Best wishes for a dry night for both of you.
A.

My son also wets the bed and he is 11. We know many other boys of all ages with this problem. I am assured by my doctor that he will out grow it. In the meantime, there is a book available from the Bedwetting Store that helps to explain bedwetting and its cause and treatments. They also have products that may help until he is dry every night. We tried the alarm with no success, but have been using a prescription hormone that works.
S. B